6 Sep 2008, 9:22 am, I, Soriya, wrote an article entitled: "The Mixed-Raced Cambodians: An Evolution Of The Cambodian Nation".
The URL is: http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc/browse_thread/thread/bc2a79730a9b2459/2b19d2d4387760e9#2b19d2d4387760e9 The article is: The inter-racial marriage between the Khmers & the Chinese or the Vietnamese is an evolution of the Cambodian nation. This evolution isn't new. It's believed to have started at least about 150 years ago. A study by a Western scholar in the 1970s revealed that in South-East Asia, Cambodia has the highest rate of inter-racial marriage between the aboriginals (in this case the Khmers) & the Chinese or the Vietnamese. This evolution is good for Cambodia. The resulting mixed-raced Khmer- plus-Chinese-or-Vietnamese-or-all-3 Cambodians are intelligent, and, more importantly, very patriotic. They've been the majority of the Cambodian population for about 75 years now. For proof, just look at the music & movie stars before 1975 & after 1979. Virtually all of the mixed-raced Cambodians can speak only Khmer (&, for some, French &/or English), not Chinese or Vietnamese. Virtually all the pure Khmers in Cambodia including the Khmer rice farmers wholeheartedly accept the mixed-raced Cambodians, & are even proud of them. There are even affectionate Khmer expressions that refer to the mixed-raced Cambodians: they're "koun chao chen" & "koun katt". The mixed-raced Cambodians, the Khmers, the Chinese, the Vietnamese, & even the Chams live together in harmony in Cambodia, even though to a little lesser degree for the Chams due to the difference of religions. Oh boy do I miss my birthplace Kampong Luong, 32 km north of Phnom Penh, on the bank of the Tonle Sap River, all 5 ethnic groups living there. The only people who're not happy with the fact that there are non- Khmer Cambodians, including even the mixed-raced Cambodians, living in Cambodia are the Khmers who were born abroard including Kampuchea Krom in Vietnam, or got to overseas when they were very young, live abroard, & have never lived for an enough time period in Cambodia. They don't know the social makeup & dynamics of the Cambodian society in Cambodia. These people should at least avoid confrontation with the mixed-raced Cambodians, who're the majority of Cambodians, in Cambodia or abroad except Kampuchea Krom. They should be smart enough to realize that no one can prohibit a Khmer from marrying a Chinese or a Vietnamese. Or, of course, a Cham!! In case you don't know, Hun Sen's maternal grandfather was a Chinese. Several years ago China even declared that Hun Sen is ok for them because his maternal grandfather was a Chinese!! Even if your skin is dark, you can never be 100% sure that you're 100% Khmer. Eg, a story in Toronto. I know a Cambodian family here. The father is dark-skinned. So of course he thought he was a 100% Khmer. One day he learned that one of his great-grandfathers was a Chinese. He was so excited that he called everyone in his extended family all around the world to tell them the "good" news!! He even did so when I visited him at his home (that's why I began to know). And he also told everyone of his friends & acquaintances in Toronto, including me, about his "good" news!! Soriya =========================== Several people responded, including Neak Kampuchea & Mekong River. ================================= 6 Sep 2008, 5:28 pm, Neak Kampuchea wrote: Hello, Soriya ============================== 6 Sep 2008, 7:58 pm, Mekong River wrote: The best of the sino-khmer was Ta Mok ( Ung Chhoeun). ================================ 11 Sep 2008, 5:18 am, I responded to Neak Kampuchea: Hi Neak Kampuchea. Btw, please don't be discouraged by the curses of barbarians who know nothing to say other than to curse. Don't abandon your patriotism for Cambodia. No one has the monopoly on patriotism for Cambodia. Soriya ========================= 11 Sep 2008, 5:35 am, I responded to Mekong River: Mekong River, I believe Krom Ngoy was also a Sino-Khmer. Thinking about the patriotism of the mixed-raced Cambodians, among the millions of examples one often comes to my mind. Around 1972, in Phnom Penh, a male university student, about 20 years old, who was probably 25% Khmer & 75% Chinese, committed suicide to protest against the corruption of the Lon Nol regime. In his suicide note, he begged Lon Nol, In Tam, etc, to fight against corruption, because he feared corruption might lead to defeat in the war against the Khmer Rouge. Sadly, his fear was right. 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